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Adhering to triage system

This article perfectly exemplifies what is happening and what will happen to our touted Canadian medical system. When you take money away from hospitals and doctors, it means fewer beds and fewer beds means a triage system that has to be strictly adhered to.

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Who was that other patient that Dr. Alvin Chang had to give Canh Luong’s bed to? How old were they? Did they have a better chance of survival than Ms Luong? If the other patient had a better chance of survival, then their care would be paramount.

While it is ideal that everyone gets an equal amount of care, it is simply unrealistic. The government has stated that the health-care budget is overdrawn.

This is how triage works, determining priority of care and rationing limited resources among those in need. Universal health care is not possible in times of austerity. Even if the government wants you to believe otherwise.

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